Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Dale Jr.: NASCAR not willing to produce better race car: Dale
Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday that NASCAR's "Car of Tomorrow" needs a
tune-up. Earnhardt, who was in Atlanta to promote the Pep Boys Auto
500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend, said the car,
which is now the exclusive vehicle on the Sprint Cup circuit, is safer
than the previous car, but it's not providing the close, competitive
racing that fans have come to expect. But he said the problem can be
fixed. "I feel like we can take this race car and make it provide
[exciting] races," he said. "If I can be honest, I feel like NASCAR
has seemingly been reluctant to let this car evolve more
freely." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/drivers/news/dale_earnhardt_jr.html

MIS building new suites for 2010 season: Immediately after the races
are over Sunday, another kind high-speed action will begin at Michigan
International Speedway. "As soon as the checkered flag falls, we'll be
swarming like bees," MIS President Roger Curtis said Thursday. A team
will descend on the infield suites and clear out everything they can
before the suites are demolished later in the week. The speedway is
spending $17 million on new suites and a media center to replace the
current facilities, which were built in the early 1980s. The project
is expected to be completed in May, just weeks before the June 2010
race weekend. "They're sweating bullets," Curtis said. (Jackson
Citizen Patriot)

Danica Patrick confirms NASCAR rumors:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/misc.html

Expert: NASCAR drug policy is deeply flawed:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/drugtesting.html

CARFAX to sponsor Andretti at Michigan:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/michigan.html

No. 47's Frank Kerr named Wypall Crew Chief of the Race at Watkins
Glen:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/drivers/news/marcos_ambrose.html